Joined on 08/24/04
Does What It Says It Will Do

Pros: This is one peripheral device that does what it says it will do. I need this headset to pair with an IPhone, a bluetooth connection in my car, and my laptop. I was very pleased to that the Jabra device paired with all three bluetooth devices, and that it changes from one to the other without manual adjustment. The Jabra has excellent audibility and deteriorates only when the battery gets low. A genteel and quasi-sexy feminine English accented voice softly announces "battery low" well before any compromise of audio quality occurs, so if you ignore the lady it's your own fault. If you remember to turn it off when not in use, the Jabra will hold a charge for a week or more of normal use. You will charge your phone far more frequently than you have to charge the Jabra
Cons: I don't know how to solve the problem of running more than one bluetooth device at a time, other than to keep some distance between the devices. My Jabra is paired to both IPhone and laptop, and when the two devices are side by side, the Jabra can get confused as to which one it is supposed to be paired with. Apparently, there is no override or default feature, so the hapless little Jabra jumps back and forth like a slave taking orders from two masters. The sexy English voice will tell you that you're 'connected' frequently, but she won't tell you which device is connected. The earpiece comes in two parts, and is made to rotate for one-size-fits-all purposes. You are almost certain to lose the outer transparent piece, and I am not sure that the Jabra will be very useful without it. This looks like an act of planned failure by the manufacturer. The only reason for designing the earpiece like this is so that you will lose the detachable part and be forced to buy a new Jabra.
Overall Review: The sexy English voice will not respond to my command to bring me a beer. Other than the above, I guess that's all of the cons I can think of. I'm giving this product 4 eggs instead of 5 because of the built-in design failure of the earpiece.
Onboard GPU failed

Pros: I have bought two of these, and one has run perfectly well for about 3 months now. Good value, pretty good specs, nice and small.
Cons: On the other one, the GPU failed for no apparent reason after about a month. With a PCI express video card it still runs fine, but it's a bit annoying.
Overall Review: Pretty good all in all, but next time I will go with a different mobo with the hope that it's a bit more durable.

Pros: Has a good number of ports.
Cons: Poor administration utility and default static IP at 192.168.0.1 makes setup difficult in networks with other subents. Even when told to use DHCP, it is very slow, and its use of SMB instead of LPR for printer sharing makes it less effecient than it could be.
Overall Review: Definitely don't get it.